Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-24

York, where be vas furnished with an
arftnotai leg by the Governments and
and vas discharged on tia Sth Of June.
1850. De subsequently fally recovered
and was able TO labor daily. Very few
- did young stone. His Colonel, Hap
good, said be vas one Of the bravest
and best soldiers of his reciment.n
Lynn 4 In the rifia pit 10 the iisld OF
battle for six days, Stone had for a com
panion 9 rebel sharpshooteF for three Of
those days, who vas picking on the
picksts OF the Union line. He vas sup
piled With food and water all the time
but Fefaeea drop 10 the wounded sol
der. The sonse Of hunger passed
away after the third day, +" says Stone In
speaking about Il, "but my thirst in
creased and u is impossible 10 imagine
nay feelings Watching that fellow drink
every oncs IN awhile. would have
given q million dollars for a drink of
sater-money would have been no OBJ
ject al ell, He had taken from me $50
In money and all my papers With an
without value. wanted my discharge
papers that my mother might know
where | was killed, but he took them
all II ever ! meet that fellow I will
kill him as sure as the sun shines."
Stone is man Of large frame but under
the average hight He is an engine
builder by trade, but now keeps q "a
loon on Pacific avenae.
OF the Terrftofy, IL q man of many
wounds and distinguished service. He
enlisted on the "a of May, 1861. In Com
A Tksn1 NFf~ks---
served Ia the Army Of the Potomac
eighteen months; vas transferred to the
Sixth Michigan IS second Lieutenant,
with which command be remained until
November, 1885, when be was mustered
out as Major. He carries ball in the
left hip, which he received at Fair Oaks.
He was wounded twice Of the second
Ball Ran; again at Boonesb0r0, lad,
aud again at Dinwiddie Court House,
Va. Immediately upou the close of the
war his command was sent out against
the Sioux and Cheyenne Indians, In an
engagement With whom Major Lowell
received another wound in the breast
from an arrow.
q. Fred Taylor enlisted in Company I,
EiRhty-eiQhth Illinois Infantry, at the
age of IL years. and is the youngest sol
der that vent from his State. He
served with distinction through the var
and was discharged on the 9lh day OF
June, 1866. His discharge pagers bear
honorable nention of him as having
been at PeFryville, Stone River. Chica-
manga, Aldersvilie, Dallas, KanesaW
Mountain (Whera Sheridan made what
many consider the most terrific charge
Of the war;. Atlanta, Mission Ridge,
JsneaboFoaRh, Asworth, Nashville.
Peaohtree Greek. Franklin and Dsnd-
ridge. The terrible charge by Sheridan
tone Of the most disastrous Of the var
Il Ksnesaw Mountain was q celebration
Of AR. Taylor's 10th birthday.
r. W. BAshfordss walk is slew and
characterized by limp because Of q
Gound which be received az Antistam.
de was on the color guard all through
that hght. He vas stfuok 10 the bait
By bullet and knocked down. He vas
act disabled. however, and while en-
deavoFine 10 regain his place q piece Of
she'll struck bis foot and compelled him
70 fall behind. Mr.. Bashfofd enlisted
in the Third Wisconsin InfantFy. He
vas DISCHARGED on account Of his woand
on January 18th. 1868, bat insisted on
re-enlisting, although his surgeon re-
fused 10 pass him. He secured the aid
Of an old associate, however. and re-
entered the service January 10th. 1864,
having In the meantime reeraited 300
men. he vas promoted 10 the raak Of
Orderly Sergeant, then 10 First Lieeten-
ant. he served through all the cam
paign Of the Sixteenth Corps. and vas
hnaliy mustered oot at VicksburR In
1865.
The var record Of Col. "Jim" Steel
and all the other veterans OF Taaoma-
Thomas Carroll. Ohas. IsLam. L. Mes
tello, II. s. Bixler and host of others
sOuld make an interesting history Of
she var.